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CSV

Carriage Services, Inc.

CSV

NYSE·Consumer Cyclical·Personal Products & Services·Mkt cap $612.4M

$39.02

+1.14%

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52-Week Range

$37.11 - $52.10

P/E

13.99

Fwd P/E

11.30

Beta

0.83

Div Yield

1.17%

Avg Vol

121.1K

Shares Out

15.9M

Mkt Cap

$612.4M

Price action

Price chart

Down 16.9% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

5 reasons

  • Established multi-state network of 170 funeral homes and 31 cemeteries providing geographic scale and operational efficiency
  • Integrated funeral and cemetery operations creating cross-selling opportunities and customer convenience
  • Essential, recurring revenue model with inelastic demand characteristics less sensitive to economic cycles
  • Brand recognition and customer relationships built over 30+ years of operations since 1991
  • Operational infrastructure and expertise creating barriers to entry for competitors

Bear Case

1 risk

  • Average volatility.

Growth

Stable outlook

Strategic acquisitions of funeral homes and cemeteries to expand geographic footprint and market share

Value

Fairly valued vs Professional Services peers

Momentum

Weak

-17.0% over 3m

Quality

Stable

Strong fundamentals

Dividend

Modest

1.17% yield

Earnings track record

Recent earnings results

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.86 vs $0.85 consensus (+1.2% surprise). Revenue of $106.1M vs $111.4M expected (-4.7%).

EPS beat +1.2%
Revenue miss

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+1.2%

Next: Apr 28, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-1%

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-0%

+2%

+8%

-1%

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Q1 26

$102.3M

$100.7M

$97.7M

$107.1M

$102.1M

$102.7M

$105.6M

$106.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

Operating

Profit

12.7%

Wall Street consensus

1 analyst · 100% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

1

100%

Hold

0%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

Latest: Barrington · Apr 27, 2026

vs Industry

How CSV stacks vs Personal Products & Services

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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